Table 2.

The Percieved Impact of Smile Attractiveness of Study Population by Profession

Question	Orthodontists, Mean±SD (n=70)	Dentists, Mean±SD (n=86)	Laypeople, Mean±SD (n=60)
The importance of an attractive smile for you?	1.19±0.39	1.29±0.48	1.32±0.65
Are you satisfied with your smile?	1.86±0.75	1.98±0.87	2.15±0.76
The impact of an attractive smile on social acceptance?	1.49±0.65	1.72±0.90	2.13±0.95*
The impact of the presence of spacing between teeth on smile attractiveness?	2.83±1.25	2.95±1.30	2.85±1.30

Notes: *Significant at P<0.05. Reproduced from Abu Alhaija ES, Al-Shamsi NO, Al-Khateeb S. Perceptions of Jordanian laypersons and dental professionals to altered smile aesthetics. Eur J Orthod. 2011;33(4):450–456, by permission of Oxford University Press.22